An online poker player from Alaska has defied the odds by hitting two Bad Beat Jackpots at UltimateBet within a span of less than three months.

“Bad Beat Jackpot continues to excite members of the online poker community by showing them that anything is possible at our Texas Hold’em tables,” stated UltimateBet spokesperson George MacLean.

On Tuesday, 6 May, an online poker player with the moniker dhc2lovr triggered UltimateBet’s Bad Beat Jackpot by losing with four tens to four queens in a hand of Texas Hold’em. The jackpot had climbed to an impressive $448,920.71. For his win, dhc2lovr secured $145,899.23 and 117 other players shared an additional $145,899.23, including the winner of the hand who walked away with $72,949.61.

It wasn’t the first time that dhc2lovr had found success playing Bad Beat Jackpot. dhc2lovr popped his first Bad Beat Jackpot to the tune of $171,498.31 as recently as 25 March this year.

According to a standard security review undertaken by UltimateBet’s fraud department, dhc2lovr has been a frequent player at the online poker site’s Texas Hold’em tables since December 2005 and holds an Ultimate Legend status, one of the top tiers of RAI$E, UltimateBet’s lucrative loyalty program.

“I had won a bad beat before but I really didn’t feel there was any reason why I couldn’t win again,” says dhc2lovr. “I felt I had the same chances as anyone else to win and the fact that I had won it before made no difference.”

Bad Beat Jackpot is just like traditional Texas Hold'em poker with an added jackpot component. In addition to rake, $0.50 is collected from qualifying poker hands and placed into a constantly growing pot until someone hits the jackpot.

When a player loses a hand with four 8s or anything better, 65% of the jackpot is divided among Bad Beat Jackpot players (25% remains in the pot for the next jackpot and 10% is dedicated towards administrative fees). All players seated at a Bad Beat Jackpot table featuring the same limit and game type as where the bad beat occurred also win a piece of the jackpot.